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US-10582040

Method, user equipment, computer program and computer program product for controlling a touch sensitive display

PublishedMarch 3, 2020
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Technical Abstract

A method performed by a user equipment, the user equipment, and a computer program product. The method includes establishing a call connection with another user equipment and when the call is established, activating the touch sensitive display of the user equipment and activating and displaying only the end call key button of the touch sensitive display enabling the user of said user equipment to end or terminate the established call.

Patent Claims
6 claims

Legal claims defining the scope of protection, as filed with the USPTO.

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1. A method performed in a user equipment comprising a touch sensitive display, the method comprising: determining if a start call key button on the touch sensitive display has been pressed by a user of the user equipment, and when it is determined that the start call key button has been pressed: establishing a call connection with another user equipment; activating the touch sensitive display; and displaying at least an end call key button on the touch sensitive display; and determining if the established call has been answered by the other user equipment, and if it has been determined that the established call has been answered by the other user equipment: activating and displaying only the end call key button on the touch sensitive display enabling the user of the user equipment to terminate the established call; and determining if the other user equipment requires the user of the user equipment to input at least one instruction on said touch sensitive display during the call, and if it has been determined that the other user equipment requires the user of the user equipment to input at least one instruction on the touch sensitive display: activating and displaying at least a volume key button and a keypad of the touch sensitive display, enabling the user of the user equipment to input the at least one instruction.

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2. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising: determining if a return key button comprised in the user equipment is pressed by the user of the user equipment, and if the return key button has been pressed: reactivating and displaying key buttons of the touch sensitive display, the key buttons including at least a volume key button and a keypad.

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3. A non-transitory computer storage medium storing a computer program, which when run in a processor causes the processor to: determine if a start call key button on the touch sensitive display has been pressed by a user of the user equipment, and when it is determined that the start call key button has been pressed: establish a call connection with another user equipment; activate the touch sensitive display; and display at least an end call key button on the touch sensitive display; determine if the established call has been answered by the other user equipment, and if it has been determined that the established call has been answered by the other user equipment: activate and display only the end call key button on the touch sensitive display, enabling the user of the user equipment to terminate the established call; and determine if the other user equipment requires the user of the user equipment to input at least one instruction on said touch sensitive display during the call, and if it has been determined that the other user equipment requires the user of the user equipment to input at least one instruction on the touch sensitive display: activate and display at least a volume key button and a keypad of the touch sensitive display, enabling the user of the user equipment to input the at least one instruction.

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4. The non-transitory computer storage medium according to claim 3 , wherein the computer program, when run, further causes the processor to: determine if a return key button comprised in the user equipment is pressed by the user of the user equipment, and if the return key button has been pressed: reactivate and display key buttons of the touch sensitive display, the key buttons including at least a volume key button and a keypad.

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5. A user equipment comprising a touch sensitive display, a processor and a memory, the memory including instructions executable by the processor to configure the user equipment to: determine if a start call key button on the touch sensitive display has been pressed by a user of the user equipment, and when it is determined that the start call key button has been pressed: establish a call connection with another user equipment; activate the touch sensitive display; and display at least an end call key button on the touch sensitive display; determine if the established call has been answered by the other user equipment, and if it has been determined that the established call has been answered by the other user equipment: activate and display only the end call key button on the touch sensitive display, enabling the user of the user equipment to end the established call; and determine if the other user equipment requires the user of the user equipment to input at least an instruction on the touch sensitive display during the call, and if it has been determined that the other user equipment requires the user of the user equipment to input at least one instruction on the touch sensitive display: activate and display at least a volume key button and a keypad of the touch sensitive display, enabling the user of the user equipment to input the at least one instruction.

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6. The user equipment according to claim 5 , wherein the instructions executable by the processor further configure the user equipment to: determine if a return key button comprised in the user equipment is pressed by the user of the user equipment, and if the return key button has been pressed: reactivate and display key buttons of the touch sensitive display, the key buttons including at least a volume key button and a keypad.

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Filing Date

August 29, 2016

Publication Date

March 3, 2020

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